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6.1 Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
6.2 Navigating To Access Points Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
6.3 Understanding Clustering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
6.3.1 What Is A Cluster? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
6.3.2 How Many APs Can A Cluster Support? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
6.3.3 What Kinds Of APs Can Cluster Together?. . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
6.3.4 Which Settings Are Shared As Part Of The Cluster Configuration And
Which Are Not? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
6.3.4.1 Settings Shared In The Cluster Configuration . . . . . . . 57
6.3.4.2 Settings Not Shared By The Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
6.3.5 Cluster Formation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
6.3.6 Cluster Size And Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
6.3.7 Intra-Cluster Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
6.4 Understanding Access Point Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
6.4.1 Modifying The Location Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
6.4.2 Setting The Cluster Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
6.5 Starting Clustering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
6.6 Stopping Clustering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
6.7 Navigating To Configuration Information For A Specific AP And Managing
Standalone APs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
6.7.1 Navigating To An AP By Using Its IP Address In A URL . . . . . 62